While Special Collections & Archives are always looking for collections of all sizes that are within our collecting scope, we also encourage the donation of single items. Below is a list of types of documents that typically have historic value. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other types of materials that are also of historic value.
Types of material we collect:
- Letters/Correspondence
- Diaries and journals
- Reports
- Photographs
- Video and audio recordings
- Maps
- Administrative records
- Governance and policy documents
- Financial records
- Records of student organizations
- Legal documents
- Planning documents
- Scrapbooks/Photo albums
- By-laws and articles of incorporation
- Meeting minutes
- Lecture notes
- Research notes
- Press releases
- Professional files
- Genealogical information
Subject Areas we collect
- University of North Georgia History
- Gainesville State College/Gainesville College/Gainesville Junior College History
- North Georgia College & State University/North Georgia College/North Georgia Agricultural College History
- Northeast Georgia History
- Appalachian History and Heritage
- Military History
- Local industry (poultry, manufacturing, etc.)
- Latino History and Culture
- Asian History and Culture